Singapore People's Party pulls out from SDA: SINGAPORE: The Singapore People's Party (SPP), led by veteran oppos...

SINGAPORE: The Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA) says the Singapore People's Party (SPP), led by veteran opposition leader Chiam See Tong, is pulling out of the alliance. SDA Assistant Secretary-General Mohd Nazem Suki said that the alliance received an email from Mr Chiam at 5.15pm Wednesday stating the SPP's intention. SDA says its Supreme Council will meet to decide on the request. Mr Chiam won Potong Pasir under the SDA banner. A political observer said that under the SDA constitution, Mr Chiam remains an SDA member even though his party is no longer in the alliance. This is because the SDA constitution states that a member who is elected as an MP shall remain as an SDA member. But the political observer pointed out that this clause infringes the Singapore Constitution and so Mr Chiam's position as an MP is in question. Professor Eugene Tan, from the School of Law in...